photo: The School, 2008 Hoopfest Champs.
The fourth annual Hoopfest went down last weekend at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School in the Vancouver suburb of Cloverdale. While there was a lot of talent all across the board, it was The School who came to Hoopfest loaded with offensive weapons. Start with tournament MVP and Douglass College […]

photo: AC Throwing it down in the 2008 Dolphin Park Classic Dunk Contest
Just a month ago, Aaron “AC” Chan was a participant in the Dolphin Park Classic’s Dunk Contest. But last weekend, his life was cut short as he was tragically murdered outside of a Vancouver nightclub. AC was an aspiring musician, who was well […]

For very obvious reasons, Utah has always been a few years behind when it comes to fashion. Locals into exclusive sneakers and streetwear would have to make the six hour drive to Vegas to get laced. Well, Annie Hawkins is trying to change all that. In 2007, the SLC native and former Gonzaga soccer star […]

photo: Tony Parker reppin’ Brand Jordan at the EA Canada Studios.
Every time I see an NBA player in person, I always got to check out what’s on their feet. You never know what crazy player exclusives they’ll have on. Around the year 2000, I saw Michael Finley at the mall and I remember he was […]

Sunday, July 20
If there is one day to attend the Dolphin Park Classic, today would be that day. With the playoffs starting this afternoon, all the marbles are on the line. The dunk contest also goes down today. And really…who doesn’t like a dunk contest?
I show up at the Thompson Community Centre courts just before […]

photo: Aaron Fleetwood taking flight.
Saturday, July 19
Its days like this that you wait all year for. Seventy five degrees, women all over, plenty of great hoops…I love my job.
I pick up where I left off yesterday as I catch the 1 pm game between the Home Team and the G-Bears. The Edmonton-based Bears are comprised […]

photo: Branko Popazivanov
For a basketball fan living in the Vancouver, B.C. area, the Dolphin Park Classic cannot come soon enough. This annual 4-on-4 tournament is Canada’s biggest and most storied outdoor basketball event. Since it was started 23 years ago by a group of local high school players from the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, the […]

photo: www.flickr.com/photos/kevinrushforth
Straight in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, on the corner of Main St. and North Temple, you will find the Mormon Church’s Conference Center. Today the massive white structure is the church’s premier meeting hall, but ten years ago that same exact real estate served as the site for best pick up […]